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it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate you. can see he is clear, decisive and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a minus. than it was for mitt romney. >> bottom line, the winner in your judgment? >> i am not going to say there is a clear winner. overall, obama scored more points. mitt romney probably was just, showing up and saying, lack i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war. i don't want to scare anybody. >> barack obama, got the commander chief passed in colors. i think he won. fairly clear. decisive and fairly clear. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself. i think barack obama may have helped himself a point or two in the course
it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate you. can see he is clear, decisive and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a...
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mitt romney held debate sessions. his camp knows they will see a different president obama tuesday night. >> the president can change his style, his tactics, he can't change his record. >> reporter: while the debate about the debeate was the talk. and the obama campaign is filling ohio airwaves using actor morgan freeman. >> four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. >> reporter: and this week, bill clinton and bruce springsteen are in ohio campaigning for the president. ♪ yes i am >> reporter: big names aimed directly at the undecided voters in a critical battleground state. how important is ohio? well mitt romney was there four days last week. he is expected to return later this week to try and cut into the president's lead in that all-important state. david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> thank you, david. the lead has been cut into. looking at poll numbers over the weekend. this thing has gotten so tight. even in some battlegrou
mitt romney held debate sessions. his camp knows they will see a different president obama tuesday night. >> the president can change his style, his tactics, he can't change his record. >> reporter: while the debate about the debeate was the talk. and the obama campaign is filling ohio airwaves using actor morgan freeman. >> four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. >> reporter: and this week,...
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all right. >> reporter: governor romney studying president obama's past debates, which offers romney an opportunity to exceed expectations. republican chris christie predicting just that. >> shaking your head saying it is a brand new race. >> reporter: and running mate paul ryan hanging success on the debates. >> the debate phase in this campaign. we will make this case in our debates. >> reporter: that debate will be held here in denver. in the meantime, mitt romney held a rally here behind me. most of his t-unken. preparing for the most important night of his polil cpdaac ner. >>> and president obama is spending his last full day of debate prep at a resort outside st to deliver pza at abc political analyst matt dowd says mr. obama's advisers are focused on helping the president trim his often lengthy answers. to o bes often lengthy answers. answer questions, short, concisely, and to the point, and so it's much more like his mannerisms and his style and the way he comes across as 'posed to information in this. >> so style, not substance, i guess? i don't know. >> sounds like it. >>
all right. >> reporter: governor romney studying president obama's past debates, which offers romney an opportunity to exceed expectations. republican chris christie predicting just that. >> shaking your head saying it is a brand new race. >> reporter: and running mate paul ryan hanging success on the debates. >> the debate phase in this campaign. we will make this case in our debates. >> reporter: that debate will be held here in denver. in the meantime, mitt...
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. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can spill over to the audience and make them look too combative. >> reporter: for the president that means getting aggressive could be a tricky balancing act. romney need to reach out to the audience and voters watching at home. >> conventional wisdom is that governor romney isn't as good at connecting with the voters as the president might be. we'll see how he handles the dimension in the debates. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >> wow. so the president has to make up for lost ground from the debate. meanwhile polls nationally and in swing states are tightening up. there's a lot on th
. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can...
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governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, all of you will be shaking your head saying it's a brand-new race with 33 days to go. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the election, he is saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> this time he seemed just a little bit detached. didn't want to be there. >> knowing he is behind. he need to win. came in and fought the fight stylistically. i think he put the president on the defensive a number of times. >> the seats flipped backward, and so people were essentially on the laps of the passengers behind them with their legs up in the air. >> i have never seen anything like that in all my years, 30 years of covering the airline industry. >> you say you are optimistic that you and maria will on
governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, all of you will be shaking your head saying it's a brand-new race with 33 days to go. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >>...
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>> let's go. >> new poll after the debate, shows mitt romney bouncing up. he is now ahead 49% to 45% over the president. >>> although the race does remain very close. with both candidates returning to a state critical for victory in november. abc's karen travers is joining us now with more. hey, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. a month out from election day, yesterday wasn't the typical day on the campaign trail. mitt romney was focused on foreign policy and the president was asking for cash not votes. shifting his focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> reporter: so far the economy has dominated the campaign debate. the romney campaign tried to seize on questions and criticisms about the president's handling of last month's attack in libya. it was also a chance to try to reverse the tide after some of ro
>> let's go. >> new poll after the debate, shows mitt romney bouncing up. he is now ahead 49% to 45% over the president. >>> although the race does remain very close. with both candidates returning to a state critical for victory in november. abc's karen travers is joining us now with more. hey, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. a month out from election day, yesterday wasn't the typical day on the campaign trail. mitt romney was focused on...
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mitt romney was aggressive. wonder if he went through 22 debates in the primary with republicans. it showed last night. it really did. >> sure did. very strange strategy so to speak from the president. >> if it was a strategy, yeah. join the conversation logging on to our facebook page wnnfans. m wnnfans.com. >>> and from pickles to meatballs, all week bringing you unusual food tour of new york city. >> that's right. this morning we found a place that has perfected donuts. look at this thing right here. >> not yet. not yet. >> stick around for our extreme eats coming up next. man. >> one of our favorite treats at >>> well, they are one of our favorite treats at 3:00 a.m. donuts. >> we send amanda van allen, donuts taken to a whole new level. amazing, amanda. >> ron, paula, you have never seen donuts like the ones i am about to show you. i visited donut planet, where i learned to make three types of gourmet donuts. i even used a blow torch for one of them. part of our extreme series, "extreme eats." we are her today at donut plant, here with executive chef, owner, mark. what keeps
mitt romney was aggressive. wonder if he went through 22 debates in the primary with republicans. it showed last night. it really did. >> sure did. very strange strategy so to speak from the president. >> if it was a strategy, yeah. join the conversation logging on to our facebook page wnnfans. m wnnfans.com. >>> and from pickles to meatballs, all week bringing you unusual food tour of new york city. >> that's right. this morning we found a place that has perfected...
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. >> apparently the other guy who plays romney has perfected romney's debate stair. >>. >>> rosie o'donnel is a big fan of honey boo boo and wants to buy her a house. boo-boo's family, the mom says she doesn't want fame to change the family and she doesn't want the house, and they said we don't want a house, but interestingly enough rosy says not only does she love them, but she thinks honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? she has an eye for talent. >> you know what? god bless. >>> also good news from inside the abc family, and want to exstepblt a congratulations, he announced his engagement to his long-time boyfriend, and they could get married by the end of the year. so congrats, sam, enjoy it. >>> this morning on world news now, drivers are seeing red reeling from the huge run up in gas prices. >>> analysts are out with new predictions on where prices are heading now. it's monday, october 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning. happy columbus day, everybody. i am rob nelson. >> as can you see, we did not get the day off.
. >> apparently the other guy who plays romney has perfected romney's debate stair. >>. >>> rosie o'donnel is a big fan of honey boo boo and wants to buy her a house. boo-boo's family, the mom says she doesn't want fame to change the family and she doesn't want the house, and they said we don't want a house, but interestingly enough rosy says not only does she love them, but she thinks honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? she has an eye for...
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preparing for their first debate. >> president obama and mitt romney are off theampaign trail today as they get ready to face off tomorrow night. it's tuesday, october 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. good to see you back. >> good to be back. >> uh-huh. >> you had fun in baltimore. back together. you had good time in baltimore. i had a good time in new orleans and now we are back at the desk. >> i was feeling it yesterday. you are feeling it today. >> running on fumes. that is for sure. i like the glasses -- something different. >> took him about 20 minutes. and then he was like something is different. >> i'm tired. >> glasses. my eyes are -- just -- significantly regressing. >> it happens in your 60s. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. in a moment, a look at how each candidate will try to score points at the big debate tomorrow night. >>> also this half-hour, an amtrak train with 169 passengers collides with a big rig and then derails and passengers and eyewitnesses are describing the chaos that foll
preparing for their first debate. >> president obama and mitt romney are off theampaign trail today as they get ready to face off tomorrow night. it's tuesday, october 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. good to see you back. >> good to be back. >> uh-huh. >> you had fun in baltimore. back together. you had good time in baltimore. i had a good time in new orleans and now...
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what was your overall on the biggest on ser vaebservation fr debate. >> this was mitt romney's night, he was sharp, specific, sustained, a plan of attack and went after barack obama every way he could. holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there have been so many personal attacks, back and forts. he was able to say look this is what you promised four years ago, this is what you delivered on, where is the gap? here's what i will offer. most importantly, able to say look this is the choice i am offering. able to control the debate. >> what do you think was the problem with the president last night? his performance is uniformly panned, tired, underprepared, overconfident or strategy of some kind. >> it was part strategy. went into the debate knowing they're winning the campaign with current strategy. don't do anything to upset that apple cart. see if you can ride this out. the other piece, i think he went in thinking he didn't have to prepare, thinking he was able to ride this, this through, throughout. didn't think mitt romney woul
what was your overall on the biggest on ser vaebservation fr debate. >> this was mitt romney's night, he was sharp, specific, sustained, a plan of attack and went after barack obama every way he could. holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there have been so many personal attacks, back and forts. he was able to say look this is what you promised four years ago, this is what you delivered on, where is the gap? here's what i will...
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apparently the other guy who plays romney has kind of perfected romney's creepy debate scare where he looks over the lectern and gives obama a weird look. they both had things at the comedian shop which is cool. >> i can't wait for the v.p. debates. >> yeah, bring it on. >>> okay. rosie o'donnell is a big fan of honey boo boo. of course, she wants to buy her a house. the mom says she doesn't want fame to change her. they said, no, we don't want a house. but interesting that rosie says not only does she love them, but she thinks that honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? a little comparison because she's got an eye for talent. >> wow, you know what? god bless. >>> news from inside the abc family. we want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to everyone's favorite weatherman sam champion. sam champion is getting married . congratulations. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs f
apparently the other guy who plays romney has kind of perfected romney's creepy debate scare where he looks over the lectern and gives obama a weird look. they both had things at the comedian shop which is cool. >> i can't wait for the v.p. debates. >> yeah, bring it on. >>> okay. rosie o'donnell is a big fan of honey boo boo. of course, she wants to buy her a house. the mom says she doesn't want fame to change her. they said, no, we don't want a house. but interesting that...
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. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so secret weapons for each campaign. >> we've got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i love you women! >> reporter: and just this week, both willing to take on the unexpected. ann romney with the women on "the view." >> at one point when you didn't think he was being heard, he said he was not sure he wanted to come on with us because we're high risk and sharp tongued. >> no. he said sharp and young. >> reporter: there was michelle obama, the lightning round on "live with kelly and michael." >> please forgive me. >> all right. >> for the president, do you prefer boxers or briefs? >> oh. none of the
. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so...
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his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in determining the next president. paula, john. >> all right, thank you. >> and paul ryan's schedule is filling up. apparently ten fund-raising events, through the next month. and within just 24 hours they're saying it has given a big boost. $3.5 million rolled in from large and small donors and just continues to trickle in. >> interesting tactic, the obama campaiobama -- the romney campaign is going after obama now to say to pay for health care reforeign minister minister -- reform, he cut into medicare. heating up. >> he is. and the meeting with a billionaire who supported newt gng ri gingrich and would vow $100 million
his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in...
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obama and romney have demands, too, all in a 21-page debate agreement. identical director's chairs with backs and footrests, and each candidate must stay in his "predesignated area," no wandering around the stage like john mccain or charging your opponent like al gore. and like football, lots of coin tosses. coin flips determines who sits where and who gets the first question. past candidates had demands too. al gore worried about sweating, wanted the room 55 degrees, and michael dukakis, who, as you can see, was quite a bit shorter than the elder george bush, negotiated a little boost hidden beneath the carpet behind the podium. take a look at that again. as dukakis goes back behind the podium, he also gets up onto something that the commission called the "pitcher's mound," and suddenly he's just about as tall as george bush. and check out how jon stewart boosted his height against bill o'reilly, but the obama/romney agreement says no height boost for either candidate, and a source deep inside the back room talks tells abc news that one of these past ca
obama and romney have demands, too, all in a 21-page debate agreement. identical director's chairs with backs and footrests, and each candidate must stay in his "predesignated area," no wandering around the stage like john mccain or charging your opponent like al gore. and like football, lots of coin tosses. coin flips determines who sits where and who gets the first question. past candidates had demands too. al gore worried about sweating, wanted the room 55 degrees, and michael...
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coming up next, did you see that debate between michelle obama and ann romney? no. neither did we or anyone for that matter. it still didn't stop people from having an opinion on it. >> got to love that. first, dvr alert, our music correspondent, bruno del grenado is here with a look at the top new shows. you're watching "world news now." ♪ 57 channels >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by covergirl two-in-one foundation. get two miracles in one product. covergirl makeup, and olay advanced hydrating serum. it's tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. one pump covers spots, lines, and wrinkles. and one bottle helps improve skin tone over time. that's what i was supposed to say now. well, no one can understand you. ♪ tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation from easy -- breezy -- beautiful... covergirl! covergirl! and try new pressed powder to help brighten your skin tone. >>> welcome back. we are well into the fall tv season now. and some shows are doing really well and others not so well. >> not so much. joining us now to talk about the season's highlights and lowl
coming up next, did you see that debate between michelle obama and ann romney? no. neither did we or anyone for that matter. it still didn't stop people from having an opinion on it. >> got to love that. first, dvr alert, our music correspondent, bruno del grenado is here with a look at the top new shows. you're watching "world news now." ♪ 57 channels >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by covergirl two-in-one foundation. get two miracles in...
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. >> reporter: advantage romney. paul guns for his opponents. but not for him. second debate. santorum and gingrich seemed to gang up on romney for portraying himself as a nonpolitician. romney for the first time started to lose his cool. >> hoed, wait it's still my turn. >> are you going to tell people you will not run for re-election if you win. >> reporter: advantage santorum rattling the front-runner. jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge. >> as they would say in china -- >> reporter: by the second debate he hit back hard at romney who criticized him for severing as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes under a democrat like my who sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than ever. his best debate performance yet. >> reporter: rick perry way down in the polls in new hampshire was frying to use the debats to revive his
. >> reporter: advantage romney. paul guns for his opponents. but not for him. second debate. santorum and gingrich seemed to gang up on romney for portraying himself as a nonpolitician. romney for the first time started to lose his cool. >> hoed, wait it's still my turn. >> are you going to tell people you will not run for re-election if you win. >> reporter: advantage santorum rattling the front-runner. jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to...
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and mitt romney did very well in the -- in the, debates during the primaries. very well. belt better than a lot. he need one of those nights. >> he has been preparing for the debates for three years. >> there you go. sure they got it all memorized. they got their zirngz reangers . >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at univision, report 57 pref yufsly undiscovered guns connect to fast and furious have now been found at the sites of murders, kidnappings and brutal massacres. >>> breaking news from afghanistan overnight. nato says three of its troops have been killeden a bombing. the interpreter also died. this comes after an american service member was killed over the weekend in a fire fight with afghan troops. abc's mohamed lila reports. >> reporter: some are describing this as a fire fight between american troops and the afghan soldiers they were working alongside. for reasons that aren't yet clear it appears there
and mitt romney did very well in the -- in the, debates during the primaries. very well. belt better than a lot. he need one of those nights. >> he has been preparing for the debates for three years. >> there you go. sure they got it all memorized. they got their zirngz reangers . >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at...
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but it will certainly be policies of the president and mitt romney up for debate. john, sunny, back to you. >>> vice presidential debate under way at 9:00 eastern time. our own martha raddatz will moderate the debate. you can see it live right here on abc. >> who knows what joe biden might say. loose cannon. >> everybody will watch it. loose cannon. known as the best debater in the senate. so, ryan has work cut out. >> last presidential election greaten the debate. >> sort of the everyday guy way about him. resonates with so many. let's face it. >> beauty of the vps. don't have to be presidential. they can bombs away. might be action. >> lot of action. the presidential debate was one of the most watched debates in history. you can imagine what's going to happen. with the media, twitter. >> president obama kind of flat on his feet, little lackluster. ed by in will come out swinging. paul ryan is a tough guy the could be fun. >> i cannot wait. >>> state department officials in the congressional hot seat acknowledging they turned down requests for security ahead of at
but it will certainly be policies of the president and mitt romney up for debate. john, sunny, back to you. >>> vice presidential debate under way at 9:00 eastern time. our own martha raddatz will moderate the debate. you can see it live right here on abc. >> who knows what joe biden might say. loose cannon. >> everybody will watch it. loose cannon. known as the best debater in the senate. so, ryan has work cut out. >> last presidential election greaten the debate....
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romney benefitted from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a cce republican clearly had a alteed some of his previous more bellicose rhetoric. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >> reporter: romney so often expressed agreement with the president, mr. obama seemingly frustrated noted it. >> i am pleased that you now are camentb- olcy.cf1 3 romney's charge that the navy's fleet is too small. >> you mention the navy, for example, and we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of the military has changed. so the question is not a game of battleships where we're counting battleships. >> reporter: horses and bayonets became the top debate-related search on google. one interesting note. take a look at this video, tagg romney, mitt romney's oldest son talking to president obama after th
romney benefitted from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a cce republican clearly had a alteed some of his previous more bellicose rhetoric. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >> reporter: romney so often expressed agreement with the president, mr. obama seemingly frustrated noted it. >> i am pleased...
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we were able to frame up the debate. >> reporter: while romney says he doesn't need a turnaround, his campaign is kicking off a new strategy. advisers promise an intense battleground schedule in colorado, then ohio, and virginia. it's still not enough to quiet even republican critics. >> their core problem was carefulness, inability to focus on their own essential meaning. >> i think he's a nonideological person running an extremely ideological age, and he's faking it. >> reporter: comments like those prompted this from ann romney just a few days ago. >> stop it. this is hard. you want to try it? get in the ring. >> reporter: and that provided parody fodder for "saturday night live." >> that's why running a republican campaign is so hard. if you're a democrat, you get to eat with cool people like george clooney. if you're a republican, you get to shake jon voight's cold lizard hand. >> reporter: along with that new battleground state strategy, the romney campaign is banking on the next big event, the debates. and on sunday morning in los angeles, the candidate had what are called priv
we were able to frame up the debate. >> reporter: while romney says he doesn't need a turnaround, his campaign is kicking off a new strategy. advisers promise an intense battleground schedule in colorado, then ohio, and virginia. it's still not enough to quiet even republican critics. >> their core problem was carefulness, inability to focus on their own essential meaning. >> i think he's a nonideological person running an extremely ideological age, and he's faking it....
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. >> president obama and mitt romney facing off in the first of three debates. abc's karen travers is in denver with a preview. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney doing final debate preps, their runningmates hit the campaign trail. vice president biden was speaking about romney's economic plans when he said this -- >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class that has been buried the last four years. >> reporter: republicans called it a stunning admission that the middle-class has been hurt by the obama administration's policies. congressman paul ryan pounced. >> of course the middle-class has been buried, buried by regulations, buried by taxes, buried by borrowing, they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> biden later tried to dig himself out. >> the middle class was buried by the policies of romney and the ryan supported. >> reporter: except for debate prep, a politics-free day for contenders. romney had lunch at chipotle. president obama paid a visit to the hoover dam. both have spent hours in debate
. >> president obama and mitt romney facing off in the first of three debates. abc's karen travers is in denver with a preview. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney doing final debate preps, their runningmates hit the campaign trail. vice president biden was speaking about romney's economic plans when he said this -- >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class that has been buried the last four years. >> reporter: republicans called it a...
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romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >> reporter: gingrich fired right back. >> governor romney owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have not v. been foreclosed by his investments. >> reporter: ron paul and rick santorum are trailing badly in the polls. they just wanted to get back to policy. >> and you guys should leave that alone and focus on the issues. >> that subject really doesn't interest me a whole lot. >> reporter: latinos make up 13.1% of florida's 11 million registered voters. the contenders jockeyed for their support. >> is he still the most anti-yum grant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> that's simply unexcusable. that's i
romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >> reporter: gingrich fired right back. >> governor romney owns shares of both...
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jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge romney. >> as they would say in china -- >> reporter: by the second debate he hit back hard at romney who criticized him for severing as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes under a democrat like my who sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than never. his best debate performance yet. >> reporter: rick perry way down in the polls in new hampshire was trying to use the debates to revive his campaign. during the abc debate, he said that he would like to send u.s. troops back to iraq. i can tell you that is a position i have heard none of the other candidates take. jonathan carl, abc news, manchester, new hampshire. >> and make sure you stay with abc news as we cover tuesday's new hampshire primary. our team on the air and online tomorrow night. for results watch "world news now" wednesday mor
jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge romney. >> as they would say in china -- >> reporter: by the second debate he hit back hard at romney who criticized him for severing as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes under a democrat like my who sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the...
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. >> but did romney flub his performance in last night's debate? it's tuesday january 17th. >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here today. >> good to be here today. >> we've never had a chance to work together. >> i know. we're going nice and easy and slow just to be careful. >> that's right. but kindred spirits because we're both from -- >> michigan. >> michigan. >> it all comes back home. >> the gop presidential field has narrowed again. see what's changed since jon huntsman left the race just hours before last night's debate. and speaking of that debate, see how the candidates fared. needless to say it wasn't the best performance we've seen. >> this campaign season has had headline after headline after headline. huntsman drops out, he endorses romney. just a couple days ago he was bashing him. everything is happening all at once. >> sleeping with the enemy. >> it could very well be like that. our other big headline we're following this tuesday morning, the cruise ship disaster in
. >> but did romney flub his performance in last night's debate? it's tuesday january 17th. >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here today. >> good to be here today. >> we've never had a chance to work together. >> i know. we're going nice and easy and slow just to be careful. >> that's right. but kindred spirits because we're both from -- >> michigan. >> michigan. >>...
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romney raised $548 million so far. romney spent a second consecutive day asking for votes in florida. the republican contender is riding the momentum from last week's debate. he is drawing big crowds from the campaign. >> you will have a chance to hear his answers or his non-answers. of course, days later we are hearing his excuses, and next january we will be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: this week it's the vice presidential candidates turn to debate. >>> and biden is in delaware, and in intense preparation with the obama campaign feeling new pressure after the president's widely panned performance in denver, and ryan campaigning in ohio and michigan today, and we will carry the debate live here. the team will be at the debate as well, and martha will be moderating. it begins 9:00 p.m. eastern, and they will discuss foreign and domestic policy, 9:00 to 10:30 eastern time in kentucky. >> she is a good reporter feeling in a moderator pressure to do better than jim layer, and i am sur
romney raised $548 million so far. romney spent a second consecutive day asking for votes in florida. the republican contender is riding the momentum from last week's debate. he is drawing big crowds from the campaign. >> you will have a chance to hear his answers or his non-answers. of course, days later we are hearing his excuses, and next january we will be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: this week it's the vice presidential candidates turn to...
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and at another cnn debate mitt romney and rick santorum battled furiously to win over voters. >> you can't be, i don't believe, anything but a fiscal conservative and run a business because you don't balance your budget you go out of business. >> i'm going to represent 100% of americans. we're not raising taxes on anybody. >> reporter: romney has the lead in arizona, but in michigan, his home state, some polls show him trailing santorum. with the nomination on the line, the two rivals came to the debate ready to rumble. on earmarks. >> but while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> you don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: romney even got an assist from ron paul, who slammed santorum every chance he got. >> you have a new television ad that labels him a fake. why? >> because he's a fake. >> reporter: but when it came to one hot-button issue, the candidates were in agreement. that's the obama administration's new policy that makes birth control available to women free of charge through their employer's insurance coverage
and at another cnn debate mitt romney and rick santorum battled furiously to win over voters. >> you can't be, i don't believe, anything but a fiscal conservative and run a business because you don't balance your budget you go out of business. >> i'm going to represent 100% of americans. we're not raising taxes on anybody. >> reporter: romney has the lead in arizona, but in michigan, his home state, some polls show him trailing santorum. with the nomination on the line, the...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney have been mostly behind closed doors ahead of their debate tonight in denver. that's left their running mates to generate some fireworks, so to speak, on the campaign trail. vice president joe biden got things started with this comment about romney's economic plans. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the last four years has been, quote, buried. we agree! that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney as the next president of the united states. >>> biden later tried to dig himself out of the mess by explaining that the middle class had been buried by policies supported by the republicans. trying to, yeah, dig himself out of that line. >> joe's always -- he's never dull. love him or hate him, he's always saying something interesting. and headline-worthy, interesting. everyone talking about the video released last night as well. conservative website dug up a video of the president speaking to an audience back in
. >>> president obama and mitt romney have been mostly behind closed doors ahead of their debate tonight in denver. that's left their running mates to generate some fireworks, so to speak, on the campaign trail. vice president joe biden got things started with this comment about romney's economic plans. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the...